When I watch my husband cuddling our little daughter, 8, I get a sharp feeling inside me that’s hard to even describe, it’s like it’s nostalgia for the future, like these are the moments I will remember. That I want to remember.

Listen to “All Grown up” off The Verve Pipe’s Are We there Yet album. Makes me cry every time. So does “The Man Who would be Santa” By Vertical Horizon

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Loudon Wainright Jr. , “That’s my daughter in the water, I lost everytime I fought her” is touching but funny. Love it. Paul Simon’s daughter song makes me cry every time. “There will never be a father loves his daughter more than I love you.”

I cannot believe Forever Young by Bob Dylan is not on here. I am having the words printed onto a poster to hang in my daughter’s room. It is the best wish a parent could give to their child.

Brother David

Good job, Joyce! And, in the tradition of all list givers, you are quickly assailed by those who feel you missed their favorites. Today: Babycenter. Tomorrow: VH1’s Totally 80’s!
Love,
BigBro

Michelle

My fav is country song daddy’s hands by holly Dunn

kristen

Darius Rucker: It won’t be like this for long. for sure

Brittany

Red robin by clark richards Is an amazing father daughter song!!

Lauren

Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle. Every time. Makes my daddy cry too

Tammy

Butterfly Kisses (Bob Carlisle) and I Loved Her First (Heartland) always make me teary-eyed.

Iesha

The song Isn’t She Lovely is actually where my name came from! Came out around the time I was born. My dad just spelled my name the way he thought it sounded. <3 Now it will be playing when my daughter is born!

Susanne Reiter

“Little Miss Magic” by Jimmy Buffet. I don’t have a daughter, we have two boys, but that song always makes me smile.

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